Sen. Collins and Lugar Could Help Repeal DADT, Says Lieberman

According to Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), Senators Susan Collins (R-Me.) and Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) may be willing to help override a filibuster against a provision in the Defense Authorization bill that would repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” (0:17)

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Terrorism Threats "Chameleon By Design," Says Lawmaker

Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-Maine), the ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, discusses the threat of terrorism in America today. (0:22)

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Republican Collins Scolds Federal Agency For Dodging Oil Spill Hearing

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-Maine) speaks during a full committee hearing on Monday investigating efforts to clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (:27)
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U.S. Needs Comprehensive Cybersecurity Strategy Says Maine Republican

Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Susan Collins (R-Maine) calls the current system of cybersecurity in the U.S. a "laissez-faire attitude," and says the U.S. needs a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. (0:25)
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Maine Republican: U.S. May Be At Risk For Cyber 9/11

Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Susan Collins (R-Maine) asks if the U.S. will "have to endure a cyber 9/11" before the government recognizes the importance of protecting cyber infrastructure. (0: 21)
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No "Cyber Czar" Says Maine Republican

Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Susan Collins (R-Maine) says the White House does not need to appoint a "cyber czar" to manage cyber security in the U.S. (0:14)
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We Can't Go Back To Pre-9/11 Security System, Says Senator

Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) says that she is a firm supporter of the PASS ID act, which is intended to replace the REAL ID Act of 2005. Like the REAL ID Act, PASS ID would shift the authority of the states over identification to the federal level. However, Collins has some concerns because she does not want to see the country's security revert back to the way it was before the attacks on 9/11. (0:32)
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Republicans For Cap-and-Trade

Coffee Brown, University of New Mexico, Talk Radio News

Dave Foster, Executive Director, Blue Green Alliance, points out that separate Cap-and-Trade bills have previously been sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Az.) Former Sen. John Warner (R-Va.), who still support it, and that Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, both (R-Maine), also support the measure.


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Sen. Collins troubled by military mistakes

Daniel Baumgartner Jr., former chief of staff for the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency helps Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) reiterate that (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape) SERE training is meant to help American forces resist inhumane interrogation methods. Collins expresses discomfort that simulations of inappropriate techniques have been used as models by American interrogators. (1:12)
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James Schmitt, Senior Vice President of Private Security Contract agency, ArmorGroup, speaks before Senate Committee on Homeland Security regarding use of private security contractors overseas

Shmitt told the committee that the image of private security groups working overseas has been tarnished as a result of incidents such as Blackwater's deadly assault against civilians in Iraq last year. (0:46)
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Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security Susan Collins (R-ME) says private security contractors need to be held accountable for misconduct during a hearing today on the issue

Collins spoke regarding the incident last year in Iraq when Blackwater security agents opened fire on civilian killing 17. (0:38)
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